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Close view of a ritual fire burning tall and bright above a round metal tray of flower garlands, pink and white petals and red blooms. Behind the tray, a partly visible person in red and gold ceremonial cloth with a dark bead necklace and gold pendant stands near a green table cloth. To the right, a second tray of white and pink flowers and a brass lamp sit beside a silver air cooler. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering. No faces are fully visible.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A tall fire rises from a metal plate heaped with flowers, including white jasmine and pink blooms, with a dark stick and white cloth-wrapped offerings in the flames. Behind it a standing figure wears a bare shoulder and a reddish-orange cloth, while a person in a gold sequined garment stands at left. The flame is a ritual fire.2012-06-05A temple ritual photograph showing two men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies performing an aarti flame ritual. The older man on the left has a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, and holds a lamp and a ladle. Behind him a second man wears a gold necklace and stands beside a tall flame rising from a silver plate of flowers on a green-cloth table. A kalasha-style lamp sits to the right, and a deity murti in an arched shrine is visible in the background with lit oil lamps. Two people are physically present.2012-06-05Close photograph of a tall column of bright orange flame rising from a brass aarti or puja plate filled with white camphor-like material, surrounded by fresh white jasmine and red and pink flower garlands. Behind the flame, a blurred figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded adornments and a gold pendant is partly visible, but the face and full figure are not shown and no person can be confidently identified. The flame dominates the frame with warm, glowing light.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05December 05 20162016-12-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a priest performing a fire ritual beside a large flame rising from a silver plate of flowers on a gold-and-green draped table. The priest, bare-chested with an orange-red dhoti and gold waist and arm ornaments, wears a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace and holds up his hands over the fire. A second figure in orange stands behind him near a golden throne, a brass vessel sits at left, and a deity murti is visible in a lit shrine niche at right. Brass oil lamps stand on the table and a lit lamp is on the floor. The priest has a shaved head with white markings on his forehead and appearance-based cues for a possible a person, though this is uncertain.2012-06-05